Saturday, August 27, 2016 3:34 PM Local Time
With a board reading , Michael Esposito checks in the small blind, Heidi Alexander checks in the big, Frank Flowers checks in middle position, and Steven Brackesy bets 1,100 in the cutoff. Esposito folds, and both Alexander and Flowers call.
The turn is the . Alexnader checks, Flowers bets 2,100, Brackesy calls, and Alexander calls.
All three players check the river.
Brackesy turns over for top two pair. Flowers shows , and says, "I'm glad I didn't bet the flop, saved myself my tournament life," and Alexander folds. Brackesy scrunches up his face as he sees Flowers' pocket kings, and then collects the pot.
Steven Brackesy - 45,000
Frank Flowers - 13,500
Heidi Alexander - 16,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 3:32 PM Local Time
With the board reading on the flop, Andrew Ostapchenko checks from middle position, and Daniel Dizenzo bets 2,400 from his direct left. Ostapchenko calls.
The falls on the turn and Ostapchenko checks again. Dizenzo continues for 4,600. Ostapchenko then check-raises all in. Dizenzo has about 13,000 behind, and Ostapchenko has him covered. Dizenzo quickly mucks his cards, and Ostapchenko takes the pot.
Andrew Ostapchenko - 34,000
Daniel Dizenzo - 13,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 3:32 PM Local Time
There are two limpers, and John Kosterlitz raises to 1,100 in late position. Four players call.
The flop comes . It checks to Kosterlitz who bets 3,100, the big blind shoves all in for around 15,000, and it folds back to Kosterlitz who calls.
Kosterlitz:
Opponent:
"No club," Kosterlitz says, but it's the on the turn, giving his opponent a flush.
The river is the , giving Kosterlitz a full house, and his opponent is eliminated from play.
John Kosterlitz - 50,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 3:23 PM Local Time
The player under the gun raises to 550, a player in early position calls, and Matthew Buonomo calls on the button.
The flop is . The initial raiser leads out for 800, the next player calls, and Buonomo raises to 3,200. The first player calls and the next player folds.
They go heads up to the turn and both players check.
They also check the river.
Buonomo shows and his opponent mucks.
Matthew Buonomo - 34,400
Saturday, August 27, 2016 3:00 PM Local Time
Robert Georato
A player under the gun limps in and Robert Georato, who is next to act, raises to 600. It folds back around to the under the gun player, and he calls.
The earlier position player dark checks, and when the flop comes , Georato checks behind.
The turn is the . The first player checks, Georato bets 1,000, and his opponent calls.
The river is the . The first player checks again, Georato bets 2,000, and his opponent calls.
Georato turns over for trip kings, and his opponent mucks his hand while saying something about getting lucky.
Robert Georato - 23,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:56 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:49 PM Local Time
According to current Foxwoods Casino Champion leader Andrew Heckman, he was just eliminated from play. He raised in early position, and Sean Bartlett reraised in later position. Heckman shoved all in, and Bartlett called.
Heckman held against Bartlett's , and his opponent held.
Heckman is currently in the lead with 127.5 points behind Chris Leong's 112.5 points. Leong is still in the Main Event field and has around 25,000 at the moment.
Heckman has the option to re-enter one more time in this flight.
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:35 PM Local Time
Richard Roy raises to 600 under the gun, a player in middle position calls, and Dennis Gadbois three-bets to 1,200 in late position. Roy four-bets to 4,500, the next player folds, and Gadbois calls.
The flop comes and both players check.
On the turn, Roy checks again, Gadbois bets, and Roy goes all in for around 17,000. Gadbois calls.
Roy:
Gadbois:
Roy's aces are well ahead of Gadbois's top pair, top kicker. The river secures Roy's double up.
Richard Roy - 42,100
Dennis Gadbois - 5,200
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:32 PM Local Time
Philip Shing raises to 500 in middle position, and Joe Heinzmann calls in the cutoff.
The flop comes . Shing leads for 700, and Henizmann calls.
Both players check the turn.
The river is the . Shing checks, and Heinzmann bets 1,600. Shing pauses for a moment and then mucks his cards.
Joe Heinzmann - 25,000
Philip Shing - 15,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:27 PM Local Time
After a preflop raising war Bob Ferdinand and Aaron Smith get all their chips in the middle. Ferdinand has Smith outchipped, and Smith is at risk for his last 18,425.
Ferdinand:
Smith:
Ferdinand is is good shape with his aces, but the flop changes things as it comes . The turn is the , and the river is the . Smith wins with his set of kings to double up.
Aaron Smith - 37,000
Bob Ferdinand - 25,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:17 PM Local Time
| Level: | 4 | | Blinds: | 100/200 | |
Saturday, August 27, 2016 2:01 PM Local Time
The tournament is now on a short break. Play will resume at roughly 2:15 p.m.
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:56 PM Local Time
Christopher Leong opens to 400 in middle position, Muhammad Rahim raises to 1,000 in the next position, the big blind calls, and Leong calls.
On the flop, the big blind checks, Leong checks, and Rahim bets 1,500. The big blind calls and Leong folds.
They go heads up to the turn. The big blind checks again, Rahim bets 3,000, and the big blind check-raises to 7,600. Rahim calls.
The river is the and the big blind instantly goes all in for 9,500. Rahim snap-calls and turns over for a rivered full house. His opponent makes his exit and Rahim nearly doubles up.
Muhammad Rahim - 36,800
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:53 PM Local Time
According to players at the table, after a middle position open, Daniel Iachan three-bet on the button, and Giuseppe Tripi four-bet from the small blind. The initial raiser folded and Iachan five-bet all in, putting Tripi to a decision for all his chips. Tripi made the easy call with and was in good shape against the of Iachan.
The board ran out and Tripi doubled up his nearly starting stack. Iachan remarked after the hand that he should have folded.
Giuseppe Tripi - 37,500
Daniel Iachan - 2,550
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:52 PM Local Time
The board reads , and there is a betting war ensuing between Carl Diveglia in the big blind and Robert Gerstenzang under the gun. It results in Diveglia shoving all of his chips into the middle, and Gerstenzang calling
Diveglia shows for a set of nines. Gerstenzang shows , and this is where the confusion starts. Gerstenzang thinks that one of the two blue chips in between the two players is his, but Diveglia insists that he started with 14,000 and that one of them is his. There is arguing back and forth, and the table all confirms that the chip is in fact Diveglia's.
After two or so minutes, the tension subsides, and Gerstenzang agrees that he does owe Diveglia 14,000.
Carl Diveglia - 38,000
Robert Gerstenzang - 10,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:45 PM Local Time
Nathan Manuel opens in early position and the button calls.
They go heads up to the flop of .
Manuel bets 600, the button raises to 1,500, Manuel makes it 4,500, and the button calls.
The turn is the and Manuel leads out for 5,100. The button calls.
The river is the . Manuel checks and the button quickly checks back.
Manuel shows for a set and his opponent's cards head to the muck.
Nathan Manuel - 29,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:35 PM Local Time
The under-the-gun player limps, and Ted Driscoll raises to 450 from the cutoff. Andy Kaplan calls from the button. The small blind calls and the limper calls.
The flop comes and it's check to Driscoll. He continues for 950. Then Kaplan raises to 2,200. The two other players fold, and Driscoll calls.
The turn is the and Driscoll checks. Kaplan continues for 2,650. Driscoll thinks for a minute, then releases his cards.
Andy Kaplan - 18,000
Ted Driscoll - 11,500
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:35 PM Local Time
The board reads , and Chris Leong checks in the small blind. The small blind checks as well, and the hijack shoves all in. Leong snap-calls and the big blind calls as well. Leong has both players covered, and they all table their hands.
Hijack: (pair of aces)
Leong: (pair oc kings
Small Blind: (ace high)
The turn does not change the hand, but the river gives Leong the king-high straight, and the other two players are eliminated from play.
"This kid seriously runs better than anyone else in this whole casino," table mate Matthew Wantman says about Leong as he is collecting his newly acquired chips.
Chris Leong - 35,000
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:21 PM Local Time
| Level: | 3 | | Blinds: | 75/150 | |
Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:19 PM Local Time
Two players see the flop come . Alfred Borges bets 300 from middle position, and Bryan Leskowitz calls from the cutoff.
The turn is the and Borges continues for 500. Leskowitz calls again, then both players check the on the river.
Borges announces he has a jack, and Leskowitz turns over to win the pot with queens up.
Bryan Leskowitz - 27,000
Alfred Borges - 11,000